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Quran Investigator booklet

Surah Al-Lail

Surah number 92 · The Night · 21 ayat

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Quran Investigator
Surah Al-Lail
Surah number 92 · The Night · Part 1 of 3: ayat 1–7
My checklist: colour a star when you finish a page
  1. 3Read, trace and number☆
  2. 4Read word by word☆
  3. 5Colour the surah picture☆
  4. 6Doodle and wonder☆
  5. 7Surah hunt and quick facts☆
  6. 8Ayah and meaning match☆
  7. 9Word detective☆
  8. 10Separate the letters☆
  9. 11Letter hunt☆
  10. 12Number train☆
  11. 13Spot the difference☆
  12. 14Sentence builder☆
  13. 15Word search☆
  14. 16Memorise in parts☆
  15. 17My action plan☆
  16. 18Maze to the mushaf☆

Inspire   Investigate   Integrate   Impart

Arabic: Uthmani text from the IqraSaurus Quran data. Meanings: Abdullah Yusuf Ali.Page 1١© iqrasaurus.com
For parents and teachers
For grown-ups

How to use this booklet. Read the ayat together first. Then let your child pick 3 or 4 pages for one sitting. Every page has two levels: Level 1 for younger children (about 5–7), Level 2 for older ones (about 8–10). Children at both levels can work at the same table.

The 4-I journey in this booklet

  • Inspire: read, trace and colour, then doodle what the ayat make you wonder about.
  • Investigate: find the surah in a real mushaf, match ayat to meanings, and play with its words, letters and numbers.
  • Integrate: build sentences, find words, and start memorising.
  • Impart: choose one plan for this week and show your work to someone.

Carry on in the IqraSaurus tools

About the text

The Arabic is the Uthmani text from the IqraSaurus Quran data, copied by program and never typed. The English meaning of each ayah is from the translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. The meanings under single words are word-by-word helps from quranexcel.com, not a translation. Sentences, questions and plans come from Tadabbur guides the asatizah have checked. Ask your ustaz or ustazah if anything is unclear.

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Quranic Literacy
Activity 1
Read, trace and number
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Trace the ayat and colour the page.

Level 2

Write the right ayah number in each circle.

1. Trace the ayat   2. Read the meanings   3. Number each ayah
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
By the Day as it appears in glory;
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 2
Read word by word
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Read along with a grown-up and colour.

Level 2

Cover the meanings. How many can you remember?

Read each word and its meaning. Colour the words you already know.
وَٱلَّيْلِBy the nightإِذَاwhenيَغْشَىٰit covers﴿١﴾
وَٱلنَّهَارِAnd the dayإِذَاwhenتَجَلَّىٰit shines in brightness﴿٢﴾
وَمَاAnd He Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلذَّكَرَthe maleوَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓand the female﴿٣﴾
إِنَّIndeedسَعْيَكُمْyour effortsلَشَتَّىٰ(are) surely diverse﴿٤﴾
فَأَمَّاThen as forمَنْ(him) whoأَعْطَىٰgivesوَٱتَّقَىٰand fears﴿٥﴾
وَصَدَّقَAnd believesبِٱلْحُسْنَىٰin the best﴿٦﴾
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥThen We will ease himلِلْيُسْرَىٰtowards [the] ease﴿٧﴾
Draw what these ayat make you imagine
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Creative Expression
Activity 3
Colour the surah picture
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Colour the picture.

Level 2

Say what you coloured and why.

Colour the picture for Surah Al-Lail. Listen to the surah while you colour.
Colouring picture for Surah Al-Lail
What does this picture make you think of from the surah? Tell someone at home.
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Creative Expression
Activity 4
Doodle and wonder
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Follow the clues and draw.

Level 2

Explain your drawing to someone at home.

Draw what each clue makes you think of
Clue from ayah 1: When Night Covers
Why do you think Allah swears by the night?
Clue from ayah 7: The Easy Way Up
The bird uses warm air Allah sends to rise easily. What does Allah send to help us?
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Quranic Knowledge
Activity 5
Surah hunt and quick facts
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Open a mushaf and find the surah.

Level 2

Use the mushaf's index to find the page.

1. Open your mushaf   2. Find Surah Al-Lail   3. Fill in the facts
1. Surah Al-Lail is surah number .
2. Write that number in Arabic numerals:
3. How many ayat does the whole surah have?
4. It is in juz , on page of the Madinah mushaf.
5. Circle one: MakkiMadani
6. “Al-Lail” means: The N____
Investigate together
How do fruit bats find their food in the dark?
The mushaf I used: draw its cover
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 6
Ayah and meaning match
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Use the meanings to match each ayah.

Level 2

Cover the meanings. What is each ayah about?

1. Read each ayah   2. Read the meanings   3. Write the ayah number next to its meaning
1
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
4
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
5
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
6
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
ABy the Night as it conceals (the light);
BVerily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
CSo he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
DAnd (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-
EBy the Day as it appears in glory;
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 7
Word detective
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Join the letters to make the word.

Level 2

Find the word in the surah. Which ayah?

1. Join the letters and write the word   2. Find it in the surah
1
ي+غ+ش+ى=
Find it in
ayah
2
ا+ل+ذ+ك+ر=
Find it in
ayah
3
ل+ش+ت+ى=
Find it in
ayah
4
خ+ل+ق=
Find it in
ayah
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 8
Separate the letters
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Separate the letters.

Level 2

Count the letters in each word.

Separate the letters and write one in each box
1
تَجَلَّىٰ
[it shines in brightness]
2
سَعْيَكُمْ
[your efforts]
3
أَعْطَىٰ
[gives]
4
لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
[towards [the] ease]
Count it! How many letters are in لِلْيُسْرَىٰ?
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 9
Letter hunt
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Circle the letter each time you see it.

Level 2

Count them. Write the number in Arabic numerals too.

س
Hunt for Sin
Circle it every time you see it.
How many did you find?
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١﴾ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾ إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾ فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾ وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

The letter changes shape when it joins other letters. Look carefully at the start, middle and end of words.

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Numeracy
Activity 10
Number train
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Fill in the missing numbers.

Level 2

Make your own number bonds to 10.

1. Surah Al-Lail is surah number 92. Fill in the missing carriages.
87
90
91
92
2. Let's make 10. Fill in the number bonds to make 10.
10
5
10
2
10
3. Ayah numbers are written in Arabic numerals in the mushaf. Write each one in our numbers.
٧
٣
٥
١
٦
٢
٤
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Numeracy and Observation
Activity 11
Spot the difference
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Look carefully and circle what's missing.

Level 2

Count all the things in picture A.

Picture B is missing 3 things. Find them and circle the empty spots in picture B.
A
Night courtyard, picture A
B
Night courtyard, picture B
found one!
found one!
found one!
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Language and Literacy
Activity 12
Sentence builder
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Put the word groups in order.

Level 2

Write your own sentence about the surah.

Put the word groups in order to make a sentence about the surah
1. ///
2. ///
3. ////
Your turn: write your own sentence about the surah.
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Language and Literacy
Activity 13
Word search
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Find the words across and down.

Level 2

Use one word in a sentence about the surah.

Find these words. They go across → or down ↓
differentcoversswearspersonallahnightgives
swearsfnhc
ssrrondedo
ortagiipiv
dwpligpcfe
tkjlvhesfr
adyaetrnes
knshsysjrm
tuiynfowee
yerrilndns
dcufkysjtd
Pick one word. How is it part of this surah?
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Memorisation
Activity 14
Memorise in parts
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Colour a circle each time you recite.

Level 2

Fill in the missing words.

1. Recite each ayah: 5 times while looking (solid circles), then 5 times with eyes closed (dashed circles). Colour a circle each time.
Ayah 1 وَٱلَّيْلِ …
Ayah 2 وَٱلنَّهَارِ …
Ayah 3 وَمَا …
Ayah 4 إِنَّ …
Ayah 5 فَأَمَّا …
Ayah 6 وَصَدَّقَ …
Ayah 7 فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ …
2. Which word is missing? Choose from the word box.
يَغْشَىٰتَجَلَّىٰ
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا ﴿١﴾
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا ﴿٢﴾
Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Al-Lail into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/92
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Reflection and Journaling
Activity 15
My action plan
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Tick one plan and draw your du‘a.

Level 2

Write why you chose it.

1. This surah reminds me to …
2. My plan: tick one or two and fill in the gaps
This week, before I sleep, I will .
This week, I will use the morning light to .
This week, I will help with without being asked.
This week, I will say bismillah before so it becomes a good deed.
My own idea:
3. I showed my booklet to:
my family
my teacher
a friend
Draw or write a du‘a you will make this week
Passport stamp for Surah Al-LailBooklet done?Colour your stamp for Surah Al-Lail!
Plans from the IqraSaurus Tadabbur guidesPage 17١٧© iqrasaurus.com
Problem Solving
Activity 16
Maze to the mushaf
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Draw a line from the start to the mushaf.

Level 2

Do it without lifting your pencil.

This ayah opens Surah Al-Layl with an oath by the night as it covers everything.
Help the dino find the way to the mushaf!
Mushaf: the finishMushaf: the finish StartStart
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For grown-ups
Answers
PageActivityAnswer
3Read, trace and numberCircles, in the order the ayat are shown: 2, 4, 3, 5, 7, 6, 1
7Surah hunt and quick factsSurah number 92 (٩٢) · 21 ayat · juz 30 · page 595 · Makki · “The Night”
8Ayah and meaning matchA → ayah 1 · B → ayah 4 · C → ayah 5 · D → ayah 6 · E → ayah 2
9Word detectiveيَغْشَىٰ · ٱلذَّكَرَ · لَشَتَّىٰ · خَلَقَ
Ayat: 1, 3, 4, 3
Meanings: it covers · the male · (are) surely diverse · created
10Separate the lettersت ج ل ى · س ع ي ك م · أ ع ط ى · ل ل ي س ر ى · Count it: 6
11Letter huntSin (س) appears 5 times (٥)
12Number trainTrain: 88, 89 · Bonds: 5 + 5, 2 + 8, any pair making 10 · Numerals: 7, 3, 5, 1, 6, 2, 4
14Sentence builder1. This ayah continues: the giver truly believes in the finest reward from Allah.
2. This ayah swears by the One who created the male and the female.
3. This ayah opens Surah Al-Layl with an oath by the night as it covers everything.
16Memorise in partsيَغْشَىٰ (1) · تَجَلَّىٰ (2)
Page 13: Spot the difference
Missing from B: moon, book, heart
Page 15: Word search
swearsfnhc
ssrrondedo
ortagiipiv
dwpligpcfe
tkjlvhesfr
adyaetrnes
knshsysjrm
tuiynfowee
yerrilndns
dcufkysjtd
Page 18: Maze to the mushaf
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